Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.63m | 00:31AM1.65m | 1:02PM1.58m | 1:14AM1.59m | 1:52PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.30m | 6:39AM0.24m | 6:58PM0.38m | 7:24AM0.32m | 7:51PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | E 9 | E 5 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 59 | 32 | 76 | 120 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 149 | 120 | 155 | 155 | 163 | 149 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 178 | 166 |
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